IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017: Davinder Singh Becomes 1st Indian To Qualify For Javelin Throw Finals Interestingly, India’s Davinder Singh becomes first Indian to qualify for Javelin Throw Finals in IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017. Of Course, he was carrying with a shoulder injury also he qualifies for throw finals. He impressed all with a final throw back attempt.

Davinder Singh Becomes 1st Indian To Qualify For Javelin Throw Finals

On his first attempt, he finished 82.22m throw. Later, he came up with the 82.14m throw in his second attempt. All have huge expectations on his third throw, with the 84.22m final throw leads to the direct qualification for the finals. Another exciting news is while the Rio Olympics 2016 Gold Medalist Thomas Rohler and Silver Medalist Julius Yego did n’t match up with the Singh’s qualification throw.

Of Course, we all know Davinder is carrying an injury since the Indian Grand Prix in New Delhi in May. Till now no Indian has never qualified for the finals in World Athletics Championship in Javelin throw. After the race, Davinder added, ” After knowing that, Neeraj has not qualified for the final round. Then, I decided that I wanted to do something for the country.”

“By the God Grace, Now I did something for the country, no Indian had done it for the country till now,” Davinder added. Before going to the final throw, he had asked his friend Sri Lankan competitor (Waruna Rankoth Pedige) for the stretching. Also, with the Waruna’s tight pull towards the muscle makes me to stress relief, he added.

He is in the fifth position among the 16 competitors in his group while the overall is 7th. Alos, he received a bronze medal in the Asian Athletic Championships in Bhubaneswar. He added to the reporters, “Injury will be OK. But I want to give my best in the final round on August 12, for to win a medal for the Country.” Finally, Davinder Singh Becomes 1st Indian To Qualify For Javelin Throw Finals in IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017.